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HENBANE Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae) Height to 75cm
Branched, stickily hairy annual or biennial with a strong, unpleasant smell. Grows on disturbed ground, often on sandy soils. The whole plant is poisonous. FLOWERS are 2-3cm across, funnel-shaped and creamy yellow with a purplish centre and purple veins; borne in leafy, 1-sided terminal spikes (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are oval and pointed, the lower ones with teeth, the upper ones clasping the stem. STATUS-Locally common S and E England but scarce or absent elsewhere.
Branched, stickily hairy annual or biennial with a strong, unpleasant smell. Grows on disturbed ground, often on sandy soils. The whole plant is poisonous. FLOWERS are 2-3cm across, funnel-shaped and creamy yellow with a purplish centre and purple veins; borne in leafy, 1-sided terminal spikes (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are oval and pointed, the lower ones with teeth, the upper ones clasping the stem. STATUS-Locally common S and E England but scarce or absent elsewhere.
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